6 couples to tie knot at midnight event

Soon after Hawaii's Marriage Equality Act takes effect after midnight, Shawna Okami will wed her partner of more than three decades under the new law granting same-sex couples the right to marry in the islands.
"I've waited 32 years. I didn't think I needed to wait another minute, day, week or month," said Okami, who is transgender. "Thirty-two years is long enough."

Soon after Hawaii's Marriage Equality Act takes effect after midnight, Shawna Okami will wed her partner of more than three decades under the new law granting same-sex couples the right to marry in the islands.

"I've waited 32 years. I didn't think I needed to wait another minute, day, week or month," said Okami, who is transgender. "Thirty-two years is long enough." Login for more...